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Water conservation tips
Bathroom
Toilet
- Toilet flushing consumes nearly half of the daily household consumption using about 5 to 7 gallons per flush.
- Check your toilets for leaks; a leak wastes more than 100 gallons of water per day.
- If you think there is a leak, put a few drops of food coloring in the tank, if the bowl water shows color without flushing there is a leak, and repairs are needed.
- Most new toilets use about 3½ gallons per flush.
- Toilet dams save about two gallons of water per flush.
Bathing
- Bathing usually consumes the second greatest quantity of water.
- Taking a bath uses more water than taking an average shower.
- Long showers waste five to ten gallons of water per day.
- Install water-saving showerheads and don't turn the shower on until you are ready to step in.
Sinks
- Turn the water off while you are shaving, brushing your teeth, or washing your face.
- Use an electric razor.
Kitchen & laundry
- When buying a washing machine, look for models with water or energy-saving controls.
- Adjust your washing machine level for the size of the load of clothes that you are washing.
- When washing dishes by hand, use the drain stopper in the sink and only turn the water back on to rinse the dishes.
- Add ¼ to ½ cup of vinegar to your wash water, this will cut down the grease faster and better than hot water alone.
- Only run your dishwasher with a full load. Each load uses about 25 gallons of water, so make sure each load counts.
- Don't run water when peeling vegetables; rinse them afterward.
- Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator to have cool water on hand.
- Check faucets and pipes for leaks; many leaks can be repaired with inexpensive washers.
- Check your water softener to be sure it is not leaking or cycling more than it should be.
Lawn & yard
- When watering do it in the early morning or the evening when the sun has gone down as the sun evaporates water.
- Set your underground sprinklers to not water when it is raining.
- Be sure outside faucets are turned off after use.